Board
Andrew Maughan
Andrew Maughan became Chair of AgLink Australia on 1 September 2013.
As a corporate advisor, lawyer and company director he brings extensive corporate experience to the company, as well as management experience in food and agribusiness.
Andrew is Managing Director of corporate advisory and investment firm, Somerset Capital, Chair of Langdon Group, AGnVET Services and AGnVET Rural and a Director of the Gardiner Dairy Foundation. He has previously been Chair of The Pastoral Pork Company and Director of the Pork CRC, Medical Research Foundation for Women & Babies and the Mt Hotham Alpine Resort.
Before starting Somerset Capital in 1999, Andrew worked for Cargill (USA, Canada and Australia), Hudson Conway Limited and law firm Freehills (Herbert Smith Freehills).
Andrew has a Bachelor of Law, Bachelor of Science and has completed MBAs in Strategy and Finance from the University of Chicago and the University of Melbourne. He is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Andrew Muir
Andrew Muir became a Director of AgLink in December 2024.
Appointed Managing Director and CEO of the Muir Group on July 1 2019, after holding other senior positions within the Group.
Andrew has been instrumental in driving significant value for the business for over 20 years and since his appointment as CEO has spearheaded a new strategic direction alongside the Board and Senior Leadership Team.
Andrew now leads the implementation of the strategic direction under the 3 key areas of Expansion, Value Creation and Modernisation. Under his leadership Andrew has created a business environment and structure to deliver the next stages of the business’ evolution. The business is well-placed to take advantage of significant future opportunities.
In July Andrew undertook and graduated from the INSEAD Business School Master & Executive Programme in Fontainbleau, France.
Andrew is married to Joanna and has 2 teenage boys, Charlie and Max.
Ashley Miller
Ashley Miller has been a Director of AgLink since 2013.
Ashley is a Director and the Operations Manager of Western AG Supplies Pty Ltd, and a Director of the agronomy consultancy group AgInvest Management Pty Ltd in the Western District and Wimmera regions of Victoria.
Ashley completed a Degree in Science (Ag) at VCAH Dookie Campus in 1990 before taking the General Manager position in his family’s aerial application business. He also worked as an agricultural pilot until 2006, before he moved into his current role with Western AG.
He is a past President of the Aerial Agricultural Association of Australia (AAAA), where he sat on the Board for 12 years. He is also a past member of the Victorian Agricultural Chemical Advisory Committee (VACAC) on behalf of the AAAA.
Josh McGregor
Josh McGregor became a Director of AgLink in 2015.
Based in Moree, Josh is General Manager of the McGregor Gourlay Group, a provider of agricultural inputs and services with branches in northern New South Wales and south-east Queensland.
Josh has worked in the rural industry for more than 20 years, including extensive experience in agricultural chemicals, fertiliser and national distribution chains. He has previously served as a Director for Fertiliser Australia, and is actively involved in several industry groups and initiatives in conjunction with his role at McGregor Gourlay.
Michael Loxton
Michael Loxton became a Director of AgLink in December 2024.
Michael has been involved in the agribusiness industry all his life, starting on the family farm in South Australia, and working in a range of management roles in both retail distribution and supplier companies across SA, Vic, Tas and QLD.
Appointed General Manager of AG Warehouse, previously known as MG Trading, in 2014 which has now been a member of AgLink since 2022.
AG Warehouse presents AgLink with opportunities to diversify more into the livestock segment and build on their strength in fertiliser.
David Jobling
David Jobling became a Director of AgLink in 2017.
David Jobling is General Manager of I K Caldwell (part of AGnVET Management Services) and has held this position since January 1993. David manages the 12 southern branches of the AGnVET Group.
David has a Bachelor of Agricultural Science studied at Melbourne University; and a Master of Business Administration from International Management Centre Buckingham England. David has also completed the AICD Director’s course.
David has previously worked at ICI Australia Pty Ltd and Pacific BBA Pty Ltd in sales and marketing roles. He was previously a Director of AgLink, the Goulburn Valley Division of General Practice and a Director and Chairperson of the Goulburn Valley Medicare Local.